Holder for holding silverware while the same is being polished



Nov. 8, 1932. LEUCHNER 1 86,700

HOLDER FOR HOLDING SILVERWARE WHILE THE SAME IS BEING POLISHED Filed March 18. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 II H H H II H H H H H H II II H H FFH H H H H H II II II H H II II II Inventor flar/ leach/4cm A Home y Nov. 8, 1932. K. LEUCHNER HOLDER FOR HOLDING SILVERWARE WHILE THE SAME IS BEING POLISHED Filed March 18, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet; 2

Inventor fif'wr/ Zd c/zfiar- Patented Nov. 8, 1932 UNITED STATES PATE T o-FFicE KARL LEUCHNER, 0F CLEVELAND, orrro, r sers-non TO HOWARD A. LAMPMAN, 0F

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HOLDER FOR HOLDING sILvEEwAEE WHILE THE SAME Is BEINGTQEISHED:

Application filed March 18, 1931. Serial No. 523,642.

This invention relates to a holder for holding silverware while the same is being polished, and the general object of the invention being to provide an attachment for a silver polishing machine which will hold the silver being cleaned or polished and in which the silverware can be easily and quickly placed or removed, and the device will hold the articles against movement while they are being operated on.

This invention also consists in certain othor features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, ref erence will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the invention in use in a polishing machine.

In these drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the body of the device in the form of an elongated member of rectangular shape in cross section and which is provided with a plurality of pairs of holes for receiving the pins 2 which are preferably of circular shape in cross section. As shown, these pins are arranged in two sets, one on each side of the central part of the body, and extend in two longitudinal rows, the pins of one row arranged opposite those in the other row, and, as shown in Fig. 4, the pin extends through the body 1 and projects at opposite thereof. Thus the two rows of pins form transverse spaces for receiving portions ofthe articles. Upper and lower strips 3 are pivotally connected to the ends of the member 1 by the bolts 4: and a spacer 5 is placed-between the outer end of each member 3 and an end of the member 1. These spacers are of the same thickness as the projecting portions of the pins, so that when the strips 3 are in closed position, such strips will engage the outer ends of the pins as shown.

A spacer member 6 is placed on each face of the member 1, and at the central portlon and the inner ends of the strips 3 contact these spacers 6 when they are in closed pos1- tion and said inner ends of the strips 3 are beveled as shown. Upper and lower beveled members 7 are attached to the plates 8 sothat when the parts are in position for holding articles between the pins, the beveled mem bers 7 will engage the beveled inner ends of the strips 3, with the plates overlapping the inner ends of the strips 3 as shown in Flg); 1. The parts are held in this position by a olt 9 which passes through the members 7 with the spacers 6 and the member 1.

Spring detents 10 are also located in the spacers 6 for engagement with recesses 11 in the strips 3 to hold said strips in closed position.

From the foregoing, it will be seen when the silverware or other article is to be placed in the device, the strips 3 are swung outwardly so that the articles can be placed between the pins and then the strips 3 are swung inwardly in parallel relation with the member 1 and as they move to this position, the detents 10 will engage the recesses. 11 to hold the strips in this position, and then the nut on the bolt 9 is tightened to cause the members 7 and the plates 8 to clamp the inner ends of the strips 3, to the spacers 6.

The drawings show a full length device used with a large polishing machine, and when the device is to be used with a small machine the device is but half the size of the device shown, and has a lower and upper set of pins and an upper and lower strip 3.

Figure 6 shows a device arranged in a polishing machine and holding articles to be polished.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall "win Within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is:

An article holder for a polishing or burnishing machine comprising a central strip having tWo rows of holes therein, arranged longitudinally of the strip with the holes in one row arranged opposite those in the other, pins passing through the holes and projecting from opposite sides of the strip, spaces on said sides of the strip at the ends thereof,

a pair of closure strips having one end seated on a spacer, on one end of the device, a pivot pin passing through the closure strips, the said spacers, and the first-mentioned strip, pivotally connecting the closure strips to the first-mentioned strip, the free ends of the closure strips being beveled, a pair of beveled members seated on the spacers at the opposite end of the device and having their beveled portions overlapping the beveled ends of the closure strips, plates seated on the beveled members and overlapping the beveled ends of the closure strips, means for fastening the beveled members and the said plates in position, said means including a bolt and a nut, and detents carried by the last-mentioned spaces and engaging recesses in the free ends of the closure strip.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

- KARL LEUCHNER. 

